Parent & Student Guide to Getting Started with Canvas (Quickly)

March 2020

Agenda and Objectives

1. Logging into Canvas via NCEdCloud2. Canvas Dashboard 3. Your Canvas Courses4. Assignments5. Announcements6. Checking Grades7. Communication

Logging into Canvas via NCEdCloud

1. Navigate to my.ncedcloud.org2. Login with your NCEdCloud credentials3. Click on the red Canvas icon

Information for logging in

on a mobile device

● App for iPhone● App for iPad● App for Android Phone● App for Android Tablet

Canvas Dashboard

Your Dashboard will contain your courses.

Courses

You can view all current, past, and upcoming courses in your “Courses” list accessible from the Global Navigation bar.

Tip: Scroll to the bottom of the list to select “All Courses”.

How do I view all my Canvas courses as a student?

Watch the quick tutorial on Canvas overview for students

Watch this video to see how to submit

assignments in Canvas

See the Canvas Assignment Guides for help! How to View Assignments in Canvas

How to View Assignments

How to Submit Assignments

Watch this video to learn how to submit

assignments in Canvas

See the Canvas Assignment Guides for help!

How to submit a text entry assignment

How to submit an online assignment

How to submit a media file as an assignment

How to submit a cloud assignment with Google Drive

How to Check Your Grades

Watch this video to see how you can check your grades.

How do I view my grades in a current course?

How to Communicate with your Teacher/Instructor

Watch this video on how to communicate with your teacher(s)

Need More Help?

1. Visit the Canvas Student Guide2. Review the NC Canvas Video Guides for

Students● Assignments Overview (Students)● Assignment Submissions (Students)● Calendar Overview (Students)● Canvas Overview (Students)● Canvas Student App● Chat (Students)● Collaborations Overview (Students)● Communication (Students)● Dashboard Overview (Students)● Discussions Overview (Students)● ePortfolios (Students)● Feedback Overview (Students)● Files Overview (Students)● Grades (Students)● Groups Overview (Students)● Quizzes (Students)● New Quizzes Overview (Students)